“Kee’s artful, innovative analysis of the modern zombie’s journey as a racialized villain and gendered hero will delight zombiism scholars and comic enthusiasts alike. The dead will want to rise to read this book, only to die again from envy, knowing they couldn’t have written anything more compelling!”— Jamie A. Thomas, author of Zombies Speak Swahili: Race, Horror, and Sci-Fi from Mexico to Tanzania and Hollywood
“Chera Kee’s Corpse Crusaders presents a fascinating alternative history of the zombie through its evolution in comic books. By unearthing this rich and neglected history that draws upon examples from the 1940s through to the present and positions the zombie alongside superhero and crime comic traditions, Kee offers a fresh, insightful analysis that challenges how we think about the living dead.”— Stacey Abbott, author of Undead Apocalypse
“Corpse Crusaders is a thrilling and thoughtful study of comic book zombies that examines the boundaries between the horrific and the heroic. Kee unearths the intersections between zombies and superheroes while exploring issues of justice, genre and culture. A must-read for horror and comics fans alike.”
— Blair Davis, author of Christianity and Comics, Comic Book Women, Movie Comics, and The Battle for the Bs
"Chera Kee demonstrates an encyclopedic knowledge of comics history and a sophisticated grasp of genre theory as she examines the zombie in American comics in the pulp era through to contemporary titles such as iZombie or Marvel Zombies, consistently showing us unexpected dimensions of the zombie as a figure that can be both heroic and tragic."— Henry Jenkins, Author of Comics and Stuff